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  • adjective Not frightened; unafraid.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not affected by fright

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Examples

  • So the fact that "unfrightened" exists as a word doesn't rule out the possibility that "frighten" has a past participle.

    Confusing verbs GamesWithWords 2010

  • So the fact that "unfrightened" exists as a word doesn't rule out the possibility that "frighten" has a past participle.

    Archive 2010-07-01 GamesWithWords 2010

  • Thus, it was relevant that you can say "unfrightened" and "unconfused", suggesting that these are adjectives, but you can't say "unfeared" or "unliked", suggesting that these are participles, not adjectives.

    Confusing verbs GamesWithWords 2010

  • Thus, it was relevant that you can say "unfrightened" and "unconfused", suggesting that these are adjectives, but you can't say "unfeared" or "unliked", suggesting that these are participles, not adjectives.

    Archive 2010-07-01 GamesWithWords 2010

  • And it was before people learned that meat from unfrightened animals is better and worth more than that from frightened ones, which now provides packing house operators with a financial incentive to keep the animals calm.

    A better way to die? | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009

  • Said he to them, “By Allah, my life long have I waded in the clashing sea of fight and I have met many a gallant sprite, but none so unfrightened of the sword that smites and the shock of men that affrights like these valiant Knights!”

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • But if you look at what Dean actually says, then -- for the most part -- the horses remain distinctly unfrightened.

    THE VIRTUES OF ENGAGEMENT 2007

  • An unfrightened prisoner makes an unlikely informer.

    The Dark Art of Interrogation 2003

  • An unfrightened prisoner makes an unlikely informer.

    The Dark Art of Interrogation 2003

  • What was remarkable to me was how unfrightened they looked.

    CNN Transcript Mar 14, 2004 2004

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